BILL NUMBER: AB 658	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   645
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 5, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 10, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 28, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 14, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Washington

                        FEBRUARY 23, 1999

   An act to amend the heading of Article 3.6 (commencing with
Section 32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of, to amend Section 32228.1
of, and to add Section 32228.3 to, the Education Code, relating to
school safety, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the
urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 658, Washington.  School safety.
   Existing law establishes the School Safety and Violence Prevention
Act, a statewide program administered by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, who, pursuant to the act, allocates funds to
school districts that maintain any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, that
certify the funds will be used as required by the act.  Funds
allocated pursuant to this program are required to be expended for
purposes that include, but are not limited to, providing conflict
resolution personnel, providing on-campus communication devices,
establishing staff training programs, and establishing cooperative
arrangements with law enforcement agencies.
   This bill would change the name of the School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act to the Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act.  The bill would also authorize county offices of
education to participate in the program established pursuant to that
act.
   This bill would appropriate $1,000,000 from the General Fund to
the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation exclusively
to county offices of education for the purposes of funding the
activities and full participation of those offices in the Carl
Washington School Safety and Violence Prevention Act and would
require these funds to be available to county offices of  education
in the same manner that funds are made available to school districts
pursuant to that act.  The funds appropriated by this bill would be
applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts
and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI
of the California Constitution.
   This bill would declare that it would take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The heading of Article 3.6 (commencing with Section
32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the Education Code, as added by
Chapter 51 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to read:

      Article 3.6.  Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act

  SEC. 2.  Section 32228.1 of the Education Code, as added by Chapter
51 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to read:
   32228.1.  (a) The Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act is hereby established.  This statewide program shall
be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who
shall provide funds to school districts serving pupils in any of
grades 8 to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of promoting school safety
and reducing schoolsite violence. As a condition of receiving funds
pursuant to this article, an eligible school district shall certify,
on forms and in a manner required by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, that the funds will be used as described in this
section.
   (b) From funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or any other
measure, funds shall be allocated to school districts on the basis of
enrollment of pupils in grades 8 to 12, inclusive, for any one or
more of the following purposes:
   (1) Providing schools with personnel, including, but not limited
to, licensed or certificated school counselors, school social
workers, school nurses, and school psychologists, who are trained in
conflict resolution.  Any law enforcement personnel hired pursuant to
this article shall be trained and sworn peace officers.
   (2) Providing effective and accessible on-campus communication
devices and other school safety infrastructure needs.
   (3) Establishing an in-service training program for school staff
to learn to identify at-risk pupils, to communicate effectively with
those pupils, and to refer those pupils to appropriate counseling.
   (4) Establishing cooperative arrangements with local law
enforcement agencies for appropriate school-community relationships.

   (5) For any other purpose that the school or school district
determines that would materially contribute to meeting the goals and
objectives of current law in providing for safe schools and
preventing violence among pupils.
  SEC. 3.  Section 32228.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   32228.3.  For purposes of this article, "school district" means a
school district or county office of education.
  SEC. 4.  The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) is hereby
appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction for allocation exclusively to county offices of education
for the purposes of funding the activities and full participation of
those offices in the Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act as set forth in Article 3.6 (commencing with Section
32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the Education Code.  These funds
shall be available to county offices of education in the same manner
that funds are made available to school districts pursuant to the
Carl Washington School Safety and Violence Prevention Act as set
forth in Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) of Chapter 2 of
Part 19 of the Education Code.
  SEC. 5.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to expand the school safety and violence prevention
program established by Chapter 51 of the Statutes of 1999 to allow
county offices of education to participate, it is necessary that this
act take effect immediately.
